God Will Carry You!
"And in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord
your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in
all the way that you went until you came to this place."
Deuteronomy 1: 31
Sometimes, when a toddler is exhausted or the path is too steep,
the child will be scooped up and carried by a parent. But knowing
the child might always opt for an easy ride, parents at other times
insist that their child walk. Sometimes assistance is needed, other
times admonishment. Sometimes carrying, other times calling.
Israel experienced both from God in her days as a
“toddler” nation. Most of the time God carried Israel
through wilderness when they were getting to know
and trust Him.
Moses, in recounting Israel’s history to the second
generation of Israelites who would enter the Promised
Land, said that God “carried Israel, as a man carries his
son” until they reached the banks of the Jordan River.
Like any father, God then expected Israel to do the hard work
of creating a homeland out of Canaan. It is comforting to know
that God is willing to carry His children when they are at their
weakest.
If you are walking through your own wilderness, ask
God to lift you up on His shoulders, to carry you as if
on “wings like eagles” (Isaiah 40:31).
"God uses men who are weak
and feeble enough to lean on him.
J. Hudson Taylor
